New faces in a changing America : multiracial identity in the 21st century /
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| Imprint: | Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Sage Publications, c2003. |
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| Description: | xxi, 407 p. : ill. ; 26 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | E-Resource Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/4811714 |
Table of Contents:
- Forward
- Introduction
- Acknowledgments
- Part I. Race as A Social Construction
- 1. Five Mixed Race Identities: From Relic to Revolution
- 2. The New Multiracialism: An Affirmation or an End to Race as we Know It?
- Part II. The Multiracial Movement
- 3. New Faces, Old Faces: Counting the Multiracial Population
- 4. Multiracial Identity: From Personal Problem to Public Issue
- 5. From Civil Rights to the Multiracial Movement
- 6. Census 2000: Assessments in Significance
- 7. Evolution of Multiracial Organizations: Where We Have Been & Where We Are Going
- Part III. Racial/Ethnic Groups in America & Beyond
- 8. The Dilemma of Biracial People of African American Descent
- 9. Check All That Apply: Trends & Perspectives Among Asian Descent Multiracials
- 10. Beyond Mestizaje: The Future of Race in America
- 11. Colonization, Cultural Imperialism, and the Social Construction of American Indian Mixed Blood Identity
- 12. "Race," "Ethnicity," and "Culture" in Hawai'i: The Myth of the "Model Minority" State
- 13. Multiracial Identity in Global Perspective: The United States, Brazil, and South Africa
- Part IV. Race, Gender & Hierarchy
- 14. Does Multiraciality Lighten? Me-too Ethnicity & the Whiteness Trap
- 15. The Hazards of Visibility: "Biracial Women," Media Images, and Narratives of Identity
- 16. Masculine Multiracial Comedians
- Part V. Special Topics
- 17. Gang Affiliation & Self-Esteem: The Effects of a Mixed Heritage Identity
- 18. Black/White Interracial Couples & the Beliefs That Help Them to Bridge the Racial Divide
- Epilogue: The Multiracial Movement: Harmony & Discord
- Index
- About the Editors
- About the Contributors
